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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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